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ANDREA WOHL KEEFE

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Art Teacher
Central High School Philadelphia, PA 09/09 to Present
Teach visual arts to high school students in an urban, magnet school. Courses taught include Art History, Art 2 and Art 3. Curriculum includes art foundations, drawing, painting, printmaking and portfolio building. Sponsor for the after school Origami Club.

Art Teacher
Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School Philadelphia, PA 08/08 to 7/09
Taught visual arts to middle school students in an urban charter school. The course design coordinates with the school's cooperative learning model. Art classes are 1.5 hours and meet every day for one quarter. The curriculum includes two-dimensional and three-dimensional studio art, emphasizing connections to diverse student cultures and careers in the arts.

Art Teacher
NYC Department of Education, P.S. 137 New York, NY 07/04 to 10/07
Integrated fine art curriculum into lower school (PreK - 5) classroom instruction. Developed lessons following New York City Blueprint. Exhibited student artwork in school, regional, and citywide art shows. Partnered with local arts institutions, including Lincoln Center Institute and Studio in a School. Worked with fellow faculty to earn PAAP Grant (Parents As Art Partners) through The Center for Arts Education.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY 09/05 to 12/05
Supervised undergraduate and graduate student teachers as part of Pratt’s Saturday Art School. Provided feedback on lesson plans, classroom management, and appropriate material use. Facilitated seminar encouraging reflection on students' teaching experiences.

Artist-Instructor
Studio in a School New York, NY Summer 2005
Summer Arts Institute by the NYC Department of Education
Co-taught a visual arts course designed to develop students’ portfolios and to support their application process to visual arts programs.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
Earlham College Richmond, IN 1/97 to 6/99
Taught all levels of studio arts, including Drawing, Painting, and Foundation Design courses at a liberal arts college. Advised fifteen students a semester. Supervised independent student projects, including Senior Thesis Projects for graduation.

Adjunct Studio Instructor
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 9/96 to 6/97
Taught Drawing and Color and Painting, emphasizing markmaking, figure drawing, and application of perspective and color theory.

Adjunct Painting Faculty
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 1/97 to 6/97
Instructed Watercolor Painting with a focus on materials and techniques, including stretching paper, color mixing, and managing washes.

Adjunct Faculty
Indiana University East Richmond, IN 1/95 to 12/95
Taught introductory studio course, providing a fundamental knowledge of painting and drawing and two-dimensional design principles.

Artist-Instructor
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 1/97 to 12/98
Community Education and Art Outreach
Developed unique and challenging projects for urban public school students. Each hands-on-learning activity was introduced and completed by elementary students in one 3-hour session and provided the foundation for future classroom activities.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Marketing Coordinator/Archivist
Costas Kondylis and Partners Architects New York, NY 06/02 to 07/04
Designed and created all promotional materials representing a 150-person architecture and interior design firm. Responsibilities included producing company print brochure, hiring photographers for project documentation, and maintaining an archive of articles, photography, and plans.

E-Media Account Executive
Corbis Corporation New York, NY 12/99 to 06/02
Licensed images for documentary film production, television news, and online editorial companies. Negotiated rights and rates and created contracts guaranteeing future business from clients, including A&E Networks, America Online, and ABC.

Gallery Manager
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Aspen, CO 6/99 to 9/99
Performed all aspects of art handling and installation; fully responsible for gallery exhibitions. Facilitated the annual art auction.

Art Handler
Contemporary Art Center Cincinnati, OH 8/96 to 12/99
Worked with crew of art handlers to install contemporary art exhibitions. Responded to artists' visions for exhibition.

Preparator’s Assistant
Robert J. Shiffler Collection Dayton, OH 9/95 to 1/97
Registered works for archive purposes for private collector of contemporary artworks. Created condition reports, prepared works for travel, and installed artworks for annual exhibitions.

EDUCATION

Studio in a School New York, NY 07/04 to 07/05
Art Partnership Initiative
Taught art at P.S. 137 elementary school. Participated in professional development workshops each month, including managing art materials, working with special needs students, and developing classroom management.

Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY 2005
Teaching Certification, Art Education, 4.0 GPA

Miami University Oxford, OH 1996
M.F.A., Painting, 3.9 GPA

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1993
B.F.A., magna cum laude, 3.56 GPA
Tagge Scholarship, Wilt Memorial Painting Award, Stewart & Stewart Printmaking Award

Studio Arts Center International Florence, Italy 1992